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5G is more than a new generation - it is a new kind of network that will serve as a platform for innovation to an array of world-changing use cases in the next decade and beyond. Durga will begin his keynote by exploring the tremendous opportunities on the horizon with 5G.

From vision to reality. As an industry, we have moved well beyond establishing the vision for 5G, and are well into implementation and development of 5G New Radio (NR) - the global 5G standard for a new wireless air interface, as well as the next generation 5G core network. Durga will highlight the tremendous progress made as we accelerate towards wide-scale 5G deployments starting in 2019.

The essential role of LTE in a 5G world. Our advancements in LTE are not only paving the way to new 5G technologies and verticals, they will also play an essential role in a 5G connected world. Durga will also highlight a few new advancements in LTE that exemplify this.

Durga Malladi -
SVP, Engineering,
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

9:55am10:40am (45 mins)

Conference Headliners

PANEL: Use cases driving next generation network development

Emerging use cases that will drive investment in 5G – xMBB, mMTC, uMTC

Key user, network and service requirements to enable use case scenarios

Providing the platform to maximise the value of global 5G trials around the world

ModeratorSue Marek -
VP of Content,
SDx Central

PanellistRavinder Shergill -
Principal Architect,
TELUS

John Baker -
SVP Business Development,
Mavenir

3:10pm3:30pm (20 mins)

5G Trials

Standards and Release Roadmap Toward 5G: A North American Perspective

ATIS is assessing 5G requirements for the North American market, focusing on the evolution from LTE to 5G, regulatory requirements, security by design for 5G, and drivers for initial 5G deployments. 5G will provide dramatic performance enhancements, but in many cases incremental improvements to LTE will satisfy the initial requirements for 5G use cases. As a result, it is important to define practical scenarios for the evolution from LTE to 5G, service migration strategies, and the phasing of 5G deployment. Initial applications could include fixed/mobile convergence and mmwave high speed access complementing dense metro fiber networks.

This presentation provides an overview of the ATIS analysis, conclusions and next steps.

Tom Anderson -
Senior Technology Consultant,
ATIS

3:30pm3:50pm (20 mins)

5G Trials

Putting 5G to work

5G promises many exciting capabilities which will support a wide variety of new services. It’s a journey that begins today based on the intersection of customer and applications requirements with the mobile platform capabilities

The business imperatives driving the 5G evolution

What enterprise customers are asking for

The importance of an open, flexible platform

How we are proving it with real work today

3:50pm4:20pm (30 mins)

5G Trials

PANEL: 5G standards debate

Do we need to wait for 5G standards to be deploying next gen network technology?

When will we be see the first true 5G network commercially deployed?

What impact does this have on the consumer and how do we ensure they receive what they expect?